Amos Alonzo Stagg High School, Stagg, or AAS, is a public four-year high school located at the intersection of S. Roberts Rd. and W. 111th Street in Palos Hills, Illinois, a southwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Consolidated High School District 230, which also includes Victor J. Andrew High School and Carl Sandburg High School. It serves several areas: sections of Palos Hills, Palos Park, Bridgeview, Hickory Hills, Orland Park, Palos Heights, Willow Springs, and Worth. There is an area including a portion of Orland Park and a part of Palos Park which is zoned to Stagg but has Carl Sandburg High as an option. History In the spring of 1962, voters in Consolidated High School district 230 approved a US$2.1 million bond issue to construct the district's second high school, which was projected to have an initial student population of 1,200. The school district chose to name the school for former University of Chicago football coach Amos Alonzo Stagg. Stagg was chosen "in recognition of his century of devotion to young men to help them understand the powers they possess". The original building contained 16 classrooms, a gymnasium capable of seating 1,600, a band and choir room, a cafeteria and small theater, 7 laboratories, and 3 industrial arts rooms. The general design saw the school built as three separate buildings, connected by glass corridors. Like its sister school, Carl Sandburg, Stagg High School was designed specifically to be expanded in future years. The fall 1966 enrollment saw the school reach its capacity, a few months after the first expansion plans were revealed, calling for a swimming pool and more room for art and industrial education, among other additions. Academics In 2008, Stagg had an average composite ACT score of 21.6 and graduated 96.2% of its senior class. The average class size is 22.4. Stagg has made Adequate Yearly Progress on the Prairie State Achievement Examination, the test used in Illinois to fulfill the federal No Child Left Behind Act. Student life Activities The school sponsors over 45 clubs and activities for students, ranging from athletic and fine arts to leadership and special interest. Among the student groups which are local chapters of national organizations are: Key Club, National Honor Society, Relay for Life, and Operation Snowball. The Individual events team finished second in the IHSA state championship tournament in 1986. The Amos